musings on living a brave & badass life

Posts by Mindy Scime

Posted on December 31st, 2014

Letting it be easy is a huge part of my Badass Self-Care practice and it has been on my mind a lot lately. The holidays are usually a time when I fall deep into making-things-hard mode. This year I did it differently, although not without a bit of panic! Watch the video below for more on my journey into letting it be easy (11 minutes). Letting it be easy from Mindy Scime on Vimeo. ………………….. Join me for Badass Self-Care and together we will release old stories, claim white space, and embrace ease. We start on January 19 and circle together for 6 weeks of love and support.

Posted on October 20th, 2014

My friends and family lovingly joke about the number of selfies I take. For me, taking and sharing a picture of myself is a self-care and self-love practice. Selfies are about seeing myself with kindness and honoring who I am at any given moment in time. They remind me to look into my own eyes with love and kindness. They allow me to shift my perspective, my mood, my day. For every selfie I post there are at least 10-20 that I don’t. I think it is important for people to know this. To remember that each picture captures only one angle, one filtered piece of me and my life. This is part of the beauty. We get to choose what we focus…

Posted on October 17th, 2014

This week in my newsletter I shared how I have been hanging out in the comfort zone a little too long for my liking. I am ready to move back to my edge, to safely push myself into bigger and bolder territory. A few ways I plan to reclaim my edge: Complete 10-day cleanse Write the sales page for Badass Self-Care (coming January 2015!) Ask for help with my next Big Dream project Throw an amazing 6-year anniversary party for Tree of Life Finally give away the baby toys (and a whole lot of other stuff) Meditate every day Ask a mom from pre-school or the playground for her phone number My heart races a little as I read this list over, telling…

Posted on October 5th, 2014

She said thank you, you made my day. She said you inspire me. She said you know you’re gorgeous, right? She said you are awesome and you are enough. She said thank you for writing what I am feeling. She said you are my yoga. She said I am breathing with you. She said you are a gorgeous magical spirit and total badass. She said thank you for having the courage to share your truth. She said I love your laugh. She said you are a natural, loving guide. She said you are so beautiful and full of light. She said thank you for holding my hand. She said keep writing please. She said you anchor me so I can fly. She said…

Posted on August 8th, 2014

I like to complete the prompts the day they are given. This may be Magic Making Circle and not graduate school, but I am still the girl who likes to shout out the answer before the teacher even finishes asking the question. “Who are you becoming?” she asks us to consider. I’ve barely just figured out who I am now, let alone the next iteration of my messy, beautiful self. Me from before would muscle through it and pry the answer from somewhere, anywhere. Me from now is frustrated with the lack of answers but she is able to sit with the unknowing, to impatiently trust that the answers will come. I want another tattoo so badly. Hours spent on Pinterest…

Posted on August 4th, 2014

I’ve quietly started writing a weekly love letter from my heart to yours. These letters are where I dive in deep and share my personal journey. I typically do not share them on my blog or social media because, for me, they are created as an intimate conversation that lands directly in your inbox. In the spirit of being brave and badass I am going share a few of my favorite letters here with you all. If they resonate and you’d like to read more I would be honored to have you subscribe (sign-up form on the side bar). I am in the space between, as Hannah calls it. Between here and there and I have no fucking clue what there looks…

Posted on June 25th, 2014

My nervous system is in overload. It’s not even 4pm and already today there has been a bubble incident & a poop incident. She has not napped. We started our day with a professional photo shoot that involved three 3 year-olds, tears, and screaming. It’s 75 degrees out with 73 percent humidity. I have no clean workout shorts or capris. I put my sock on and there’s a hole, leaving my big toe sticking out. I’m weary. My body is begging for a reset. I drink a tall glass of water with lemon and check in with myself. Yes, I need to run. I need to move my body. I need to feel my…

Posted on June 10th, 2014

I am learning trying to learn to embrace the space between. Practicing turning toward, rather than away from the uncertainty. Breathing through my inability to see the big picture. Feeling my way into the grey that is my now – not quite the old me and not yet fully the woman I am becoming. Honestly, I am pretty terrible at it. I resist this in-between space so, so much. A few guideposts that are easing my journey so far… Clearing away the old to make room for the new. Message after message to create space. I unsubscribe from newsletters I once loved. I look in my closet and decide to give away most of my clothes. I’m finally able to part…

Posted on June 2nd, 2014

Posted on May 26th, 2014

This post is part of the #mywritingprocess blog tour. A big thank you to my magic-making sister Alison of True North for inviting me to play along! Be sure to check out Alison’s post on her writing process – so much creative inspiration to soak up! What am I working on? Currently, I’m working on deepening my relationship with my inner self and others. Writing is at the center of this work. My relationships and my life’s work are evolving. Writing is the tool that guides me home to my true self and connects me with my tribe of brave, badass women. I’ve gifted myself with a six month sabbatical from teaching workshops and holding women’s circles so that I can dive…